Seriously Simple Podcasting Genesis Support
by Craig Hewitt · Uncategorized
Also makes 4 other plugins · 27.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Adds full compatibility for the Genesis theme framework to Seriously Simple Podcasting.
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈270 estimated
Momentum
+13%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: One page off on “seriously simple podcasting”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.1%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 9.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,786 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 6.2.15.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1266 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.2.15; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 2 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1266 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| seriously simple podcasting your tag | #12 | #10 | 0 |
| add ons your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| genesis your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- One page off on “seriously simple podcasting”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- “add ons” and “genesis” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 472 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
3.5y ago
latest release · v1.1.0 · 17 May 2023
3
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 83% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago; the previous band took 14 months to cross, which places it about 74% of the way through.
Install history since 8 Apr 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ jdaniel5.9y ago
This is such a small thing, but once you use it (as a Genesis framework user), you never want to miss it. I selected post types for podcasts, which enhances posts with the podcast settings. Great!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Eric Dye10.2y ago
If you’re using Genesis and the sersiously Seriously Simple Podcasting plugin, just drop this in the mix and let it works it’s magic. 🙂 This topic was modified 9 years, 10 months ago by Eric Dye.
Read on wp.org ↗
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
2 of 8 pass · checked 3 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Adds full compatibility for the Genesis theme framework to Seriously Simple Podcasting."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you want"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 495 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 3 tags appear in the text; "add-ons" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-17 300+ → 200+ down after 420 days in tier
- 2025-05-23 400+ → 300+ down after 330 days in tier
- 2024-06-27 500+ → 400+ down after 353 days in tier
- 2023-07-10 600+ → 500+ down after 279 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 700+ → 600+ down after 265 days in tier
- 2022-01-12 800+ → 700+ down after 511 days in tier
- 2020-08-19 700+ → 800+ up after 320 days in tier
- 2019-10-04 400+ → 700+ up after 304 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Genesis Simple Hooks 20K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag B -
Genesis Simple Share 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A -
Genesis Connect for WooCommerce 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B -
Genesis Simple Sidebars 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag B -
Genesis Columns Advanced 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag C
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